ZOMIG Reviews (ZOLMITRIPTAN)Average Rating: 4.2 (266 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ZOMIG with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZOMIG | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Migraine | Extreme muscle soreness. I feel like I am bruised all over, especially in my breasts and legs. Sensitivity to warm water as if it was burning me. Sore throat. Slightly swollen hands. Did NOT make me tired, though--if anything, the opposite. | For me, it takes the migraine away within an hour if I take it early enough. | F | 24 | 6 times | 11/29/2008 | 5 | Migraines | Extreme fatigue, muscle weakness | I have had migraines for 22 years and I think I have tried every medicine there is for migraines. Zomig 5 mg is the only one that takes the pain away. My only issue is that I am usually so tired from it, I still can't fully function, but at least the pain is gone! | F | 31 | 13 years | 11/24/2008 | 5 | Migraines | I usually don't experience any side effects with a 5 mg dose, however, one time I became desperate to thwart off a headache before going to work and took 10 mg (because the aura kept getting worse), and I experienced tightness in my neck, chest and jaw. For a couple hours after taking the 10 mg dose, my mouth and saliva glands felt puckery and I had a sore throat when drinking and/or eating. I've never had those side effects before after taking only 5 mg. But the bottom line is it kept the headache away. | I LOVE Zomig!!! I had taken Cafergot for years, but then it was discontinued. Imitrex does nothing for me. My doctor, who has migraines too, prescribed Zomig back in 1999 because it worked for him. Zomig has given me my life back. There has only been a handful of times when it hasn't worked, and that's only because I couldn't get to my medicine quick enough. For it to be the most effective, take it as soon as you see the first hint of an aura. | F | 42 | 9 years | 11/3/2008 | 5 | migrains | frequent urination a little bit of a "floaty" feeling | This drug gave me back my life before I took this drug I frequently had to leave work,because of severe pain and nausea Zomig works in about a half hour its wonderful!I will NEVER go anywhere without it.! | F | 57 | 5 days | 10/21/2008 | 5 | Migraines | Within minutes of taking Zomig I begin to feel my body relax - I tend to feel a little "in the zone" but my migraines are always gone within 30 minutes | Zomig gave me back my life............... | F | 53 | 3 years | 10/19/2008 | 5 | Migraines | felt like legs are bruised, kind of groggy, and "foggy". I use the nasal spray and the pain is gone with in 30 minutes. | I love it! | F | 28 | 2 weeks | 10/11/2008 | 4 | Migraine | Immediately after taking it, I felt a lot of pressure in my head, tight jaw, and I was very disoriented. I could not function as I normally do, I felt nauseated, I had cottonmouth, and I was drowsy. My whole body felt like I wasn't in it. | After about and hour the side effects subsided, and I was fast asleep. When I woke up my whole body was sore, and my hands, feet, and legs were swollen; my hands more than anything. It was painful to walk. My headache was fully gone. | F | 24 | 2 weeks | 10/10/2008 | 5 | Severe Migraines | When I take Zomig, I experience an extreme tightness in the neck and jaws, almost like a vise-grip being tightened around the back of my neck. I also experience a slightly metallic taste and temporary sore throat. However, once the vise-grip sensation occurs and reaches its peak (usually after 20 minutes), the headache and vise-grip sensation subside, leaving me a little drowsy, but without pain, typically an hour from that point I am fully functioning again with a slight tightness in my throat and a slight metallic taste. Also, I find after taking Zomig, that night I sleep like a baby. The biggest un-pleasantry I experience is lukewarm to warm water feels really hot. The medicinal effects last at least 48 hours for me. | Originally, my insurance would only cover 3 pills per month. I found out that you can have your Doctor contact your pharma insurance and overwrite their limits. Now I get 12 pills per month, and even though I don't use them all, I still fill it every month, just in case. Originally Doctors tried to put me on a prophylactic/preventative drug where I would have to take one pill each day. Then I found a different Doctor who could not figure out why other Doctors insisted on giving me one pill a day to prevent migraines when I don’t get migraines every day and I could just take a single pill whenever I get one, (maybe 1X every 3 weeks) that would guarantee relief for me within 30 minutes. If your Dr has not discussed Zomig with you, then you should discuss it with them. If for any reason (other then medical) they don’t want you to take it, or if they try to give you a one pill/day preventative, find a new Doctor. I have had migraines since 2nd grade, and it was not until | M | 34 | 9 years | 10/6/2008 | 5 | Migraine | I have severe muscle, joint pain a few hours after. also feel like my skin is sunburned, even the soles of my feet hurt when I walk. It is hard to straighten my back up when i fist get up. | I can tolerate the side effects much better than the H/A . Usually 2 Zomig stops the pain and N/V. I had 2 -3 H/A a week for over 12 years , earlier this year , when I had some dental work . I had some bridge work several years ago and I had it redone this year because my gums were receding, the old bridge apparently had affected my bite , my H/A are now down to maybe once monthly. | F | 52 | 5 years | 9/10/2008 | 5 | Migraines without aura | Slightly weird spaced out feeling, frequent urination, works better if I sleep, exhausted feeling afterwards | It is the only pill that works, wish I had known about it years ago, I only heard about it from a friend, not my doctor. Am now using Zomig nasal spray (which I heard about from a radio programme) which works better because sometimes the pills are not absorbed if I wake up with a migraine. But my migraines are becoming more frequent & I wonder whether this is due to switching to the spray or something else. My big tip is use a hot water bottle where the pain is, that really helps - ice makes it much worse for me. | F | 55 | 4 years | 9/7/2008 | 5 | Menstrual Migraine | A little weak at first but quickly went away | I used to get terrible headaches 2-3 times a month. Started Yasmin(oral contraceptive) 6 -8 months ago and my headaches became worse, last 2-3 days. Finally realized "menstrual migraines" A friend recommended Zomig. Tried it today at beginning of migraine....amazing. My headache was gone after 2 doses. It really is a miracle. I am not afraid of my next migraine. | F | 32 | 1 days | 9/6/2008 | 5 | MIGRAINES | VERY RELAXED FEELING LITTLE TIGHTNESS IN JAW AND NECK LASTING MAYBE 1/2 HOUR. | ZOMIG IS THE BEST MEDS PUT ON EARTH FOR MIGRAINES. THANKYOU GOD!!!! | F | 39 | 1 years | 8/26/2008 | 5 | Migraine Headaches | Slight skin sensitivity. Slightly dizzy and drowsy. | Zomig is one of the first medications to help my migraines. I have been a migraine sufferer for years and my migraines tend to go in cycles and recently I went through a very bad cycle where I was having to take the Zomig almost daily. I also take Topamax and Neurontin for migraine prevention (which is usually very effective). I have tried almost every migraine medication out there - Imitrex, Maxalt, Axert. Maxalt and Axert both worked for a while, but I started developing bad sign affects from them and was unable to keep the medication down. I'm lucky my insurance covers 9 pills with a reasonable co-pay. I guess all insurance is different. Because the Axert was unreasonably expensive (and the I think the Maxalt was also). But, when you need the medication, what can you do? | F | 40 | 1 months | 8/23/2008 | 5 | MIGRAINES | Sleepiness for 4 - 6 hours | I suffered for years with migraines - auras, nausea, excruciating pain and weakness lasting days. This medication can be taken when the pain has already started and it stops it within 2 hours. A God send! | F | 57 | 5 years | 8/20/2008 | 5 | Migraines | makes me feel warm, kinda drowsy, and muscle tenderness. | I have read so many of these comments and they are all just like mine! I only get 6 pills a month through my insurance so I have to "ration" them out if you will...and I get quite a few migraines....usually more than I have pills. I am trying to also get pain killers from my docter like Darvocet. I am also on Topamax which my doctor just bumped me up to 200mg. Hopefully that starts to help keep them away more. But yes, I agree with all the ladies, this pill is a miracle drug! One pill takes care of a migraine for me usually and anyone who gets them knows that when you're in that kind of pain you'll do just about anything to get rid of it!! Thank God for Zomig! | F | 27 | 6 years | 8/6/2008 | 5 | Migraine | Extra sensitive to hot water, frequent urination, slight feeling of "detachment", worst, though, VERY achy joints and bones. | Despite side effects of Zomig, I must say it is a miracle drug for me. I usually have a migraine once a month, sometime two. Occasionally I have to take two tablets for complete relief. I take Zomig ZMT which seems to work faster. For best results, if possible, I lay down for about 30 minutes after taking. After a recent bout with already painful bursitis, I have had to decide on having the headache or the joint pain. | F | 49 | 10 years | 7/29/2008 | 5 | migraines | tingling in mouth like I have just eaten something extremely sour, sensitivity to hot water. Muscle aches as well. | It it the most effective drug I have ever used for migraines, within an hour I am pain free and able to carry on my normal activities, sometimes I am sleepy after taking it but not dazed or wiped out. I get frequent headaches and try to "stretch" the supply as long as I can, my insurance only covers 6 per month, I get at least 10 headaches per month so I always try to have spare doses on hand. It has been truly life changing for me. I did try topamax as a preventative med, and developed closed angle glaucoma from it, luckily it resolved on it's own. | F | 51 | 8 years | 6/28/2008 | 3 | migraine | To the women who experienced breast pain.. you are not alone. My MD gave me this med for migraines as I was sick of the narcotics I had used.. vicodin, percocet, etc. I began to notice breast pain and hot flashes but since I am going through menopause I did not think it a problem but it has not decreased at all, as it has in the past. It is worse and it is awful. My dog leaned against me and my breasts hurt so much I almost screamed. Also I have some very scary memory loss, never had anything like this before. I have had a few times when I lost what I did one moment ago. I have memory issues anyway but never like this. But I attributed it to stress. I also have some mild water retention, swelling in my ankles, even though I work out, eat right... etc, but I took off my ankle socks yesterday and saw a big indentation where they ended. I searched for a while but could find nothing about these side effects until now. Thank God for this site! Please, any other women who encountered the b | It does seem to work, but the side effects are not worth it. I have severe, chronic pain anyway and have found that Darvocet, a mild pain releiver works so much better than the strong stuff, so I use that now. But the search for a migraine med continues! | F | 51 | 3 weeks | 6/5/2008 | 5 | Migraines | Dry mouth, overall feeling of well-being/relaxation in limbs (like after a glass of wine).If more than one dose, trouble getting the right words out. No real unpleasant side effects. | This medicine has been a godsend for me.The trick was learning to identify the onset of a "real" migraine vs not wanting to waste a pill the insurance company is so stingy with.The quicker I get the pill in my system, the more effective it is. Would not trade it for the world. A tip to others regarding insurance, my doc has been able to submit an override form a few times to increase the quantity. | F | 47 | 3 years | 6/1/2008 | 5 | Occasional migraines | Tightness in jaw/neck, pressure in chest, tingling | Due to increasing migraines, my doctor gave me a sample of Zomig - 2.5 mg. These worked great, the nausea, headache, and "fogginess" went away completely. After the sample ran out, he gave me a prescription but for 5mg. I did not notice the difference in strength until I experienced side effects - tightness in my jaw/neck, tingling, pressure in my chest. I will go back to the 2.5 dosage and would recommend new patients start at the lower dose to see if it's effective. | F | 49 | 2 months | 5/6/2008 |